Re: What's Steve going to do this year?Reply #9 - 09/10/12 at 04:08:30

The mono's are too different to accept the CKC mod. Part of it could be done. We could replace the plate and cathode resistors and that would be audible. We could replace the VCAPS with the beeswax caps used in the CKC mod. Sound would be significantly different, more natural. Since the remainder of the mod involves removing things which are not there in your mono's, the price would remain the same - for the pair.

I am using Jupitor caps. I've been working with the owner for the past 6 months as as another set of ears to evaluate some variations of his caps. Last month we nailed down and verified the exact sonic differences between two different solder techniques to attach the lead wires on otherwise identical caps. Yes, you heard me right. It's some really mind blowing stuff... but this what is at the heart of the CKC mod. After we got the specific caps we wanted for the amplifier, we modified the amplifier for the specific caps. It's voicing in it's most refined state.

The different solder techniques change the sound of ANY type or brand of caps... it has nothing to specifically do with Jupitor caps except to say that Jupitor caps are highly transparent making it possible to hear these differences.